34 books to spark inclusive conversations

By releasing this list of books, The Nurtured Nest feels it is giving families good resources that will assist in their journey to make the best decision for their family.

Posted 5:53 p.m. Feb 22, 2022 — Updated 5:53 p.m. Feb 22, 2022

Kathryn Dunn

, The Nurtured Nest

RALEIGH, N.C. — 34 books to spark inclusive conversations

First I want to share that in writing this I questioned myself— am I jumping on a bandwagon? What is my real intent of releasing this blog and book list?

As I reflected it became clear that this was definitely prompted by current events but not jumping on a bandwagon. The Nurtured Nest’s mission is to provide families with credible, up to date information from experts and that is exactly the intent of this post. The Nurtured Nest is always committed to helping families get good information that will help them make the best decisions for their family. By releasing this list of books we feel like we are giving families good resources that will assist in their journey to make the best decision for their family.

We are so thankful to have friends like Jordan Bradley of giant.oaks.grow to curate a list of literacy resources for parents to start the conversation of race and to diversify their current library. We acknowledge that simply having books with POC (Person Of Color) or BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) in your home will not magically transform your life. We do believe that adults and children alike have a lot to learn and having access to the suggested books will give parents a tool to kick off a conversation which will hopefully lead to more.

In addition to the book list that Jordan has put together she also sent us several Instagram accounts to follow to keep inclusivity in the forefront of our daily lives.

@inclusivestorytime

@theconsciouskid

@hereweeread

@localpassportfamily

Without further ado, here is the wonderful list from our friend Jordan:

Izzy Gizmo by Pip Jones
Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller
We Are Together by Britta Teckentrup
The Bear's Garden by Marcie Colleen
It's Okay To Be Different by Todd Parr
Love Is a Truck by Amy Novesky
Let's Celebrate! Special Days Around the World by Kate DePalma
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
Can You Say Peace? by Karen Katz
How Do You Say I Love You? by Hannah Eliot
The Girls by Lauren Ace
I Love Us: a Book about Family (with Mirror and Fill-In Family Tree) by Houghton Mifflin Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
I Am Brown by Ashok Banker
Blocks by Irene Dickson
When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree by Jamie L. B. Deenihan
Big Ideas for Young Thinkers: Explore 20 of Philosophy's Most Interesting Questions by Jamia Wilson
Unicorn Club by Suzy Senior
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy by Susan Verde
Outside My Window by Linda Ashman
This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from Around the World by Matt Lamothe
The Skin You Live in by Tyler Michael Csicsko David Lee
I Like Myself! by Karen Beaumont
I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison
One Big Heart: A Celebration of Being More Alike Than Different by Linsey Davis
Just In Case You Want to Fly by Julie Fogliano
Making Faces: A First Book of Emotions by Abrams Appleseed
Hiking Day by Anne Rockwell
Ruby’s Worry: A Big Bright Feelings Book by Tom Percival
Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty
Love Is by Diane Adams
A Kids Book about Racism by Jelani Memory
The Five of Us by Quentin Blake
Vote for Our Future! by Margaret McNamara

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